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Carroll (Iowa) Times Herald, Wednesday, July 14, 1948 7 I BOABDWO MOTTiB By Ralph NEW YORK CITY. N. Y. -Only 12 out of the drafted by major league clubs from the minor leaguers Inst fall arc wearing' big league uniforms today. TIIK PHILADELPHIA Phillies apparently struck the best bargains among the clubs who participated in the selections.

They have profited heavily from their outlay of $26,000 for three players. Philadelphia plucked Outfielder Johnny Blatnick from Wilkes- Bar re of the Eastern league, Pitcher Walt Dubiel from Seattle of the Pacific Coast and Infielder Grady Wilson from Rochester of the International. Blatnick has been one of the rookie stars of the National league. He Is batting at a .302 clip and fielding well. Dubiel has four games and lost five but he has pitched better than his record indicates.

Wilson was sold recently to the Pittsburgh Pirates for $10,000, the same amount the Phils paid to land him. Wilson has seen little action at Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. The remaining nine players still In the majors have been used mostly in utility roles. i Besides Blatnick, Dubiel and Wilson, only three of the 13 play- ers selected by National league clubs are still drawing big league pay checks. Pitcher Forest Main and Out- ficldcr-Infiekler Max West are with Pittsburgh.

Main has appeared entirely in relief roles without gaining a decision cither West has filled in at first the outfield and has been used fre- qucntiy as a pinch-hitter. Outfielder Clint (Jonntsrr of the Boston Braves lias been seeing mure action recently ami may develop into quite- valuable performer for the Braves. Six players out of 10 drafted by American league clubs have survived the axe. Two of them, Pitcher Forest i Thompson and Catcher Len Okrie, arc with Washington. Thompson pitched sonic fine relief ball while Okrie has been riding the I Dcnch.

The Philadelphia Athletics' two picks, Outfielder Don White ami Infielder Billy Dc- inars, have heen used infrequently but have stuck. Pitcher Bill Kennedy, drafted by the Cleveland Indians, recently was shipped to the St. Louis Browns in the deal that brought Southpaw Sam Zoldak to the Tribe. Kennedy has been getting some starting assignments with the Browns. Of the three players drawn by the Boston Red Sox, only Catcher Boris Martin is still with the team.

He has been used almost as the Sox's bull pen catcher. THE CHICAGO White Sox, who drafted four players have disposed of all of them. The Pitchers Roman Brunswick, Alex Danelishen, Jim 'Goodwin and Catcher Ray Fletcher-are back In the minors. -Junior Circuit- No Power In National Bats, Americans Win Triumphs, 5-2 By Joe Beichler ST. LOUIS, MO.

Baseball fans are wondering today whether the mere sight of an American league uniform drains the power from the bats of the National league hit ters or whether the senior circuit has simply developed a defeatist complex. lit IT MAY be a combination of both. Although the American leaguers went into the 15th annual all-star game yesterday with more bruises than one of Joe Louis' sparring partners, it had a comparatively easy time knocking off its "cousins" for the 11th time in 15 meetings, The score was 5-2. But for Stan Musial's first-inning two- run homer, the National leaguers would have suffered the added embarrassment of a shutout. Not that a shutout is something new for the National leaguers.

They probably still haven't got over the 12-0 c.alttomining they took Illicit in I As a matter of fact, the reputed National league powurmen have scored only three runs in the last three losing games, all on home runs. Johnny Mize, big New York Giants first baseman, accounted for the Nationals' lone run last year with a Ruthinn smash. In 15 games, they have exactly 45 runs, or three per game. In yesterday 'M contest the Nationals amassed eight hits to Mix safeties for the winning American leaguers. Of nil their defeats, yesterday's probably was the hardest to take.

With the exception of Eddie Stanky, little Boston Braves' second baseman, and Shortstop Marty Marion of the St. Louis Cardinals, every member of the original 25- man squad was in splendid shape. IN SHARP contrast the American league outfit was riddled by injuries. The "heart" of the attack. Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio and George Kell, was slowed up with injuries.

The two "money" pitchers, Bob Feller and Hai Newhouser, were hors de combat, the former of his own free will. 1'n addition, the National league mound staff was well rested. With the exception of Lefthander Johnny Sehmitz, all had at least a four-day rest. On the other hand, six of the eight American league pitchers had worked The other two pitchers Saturday. So all signs definitely pointed to a triumph for the victory- starved National league.

McCarville Pontiacs men, 8 o'clock. vs. Fire- "If the National league doesn't win now, it never will," was the observation of quite a number of baseball men. Many of the 34,000 who filled Sportsman's park to near capacity are of the same opinion fitter they saw hander Walter Maaterson, Vic Raschl and Joe Coleman tie the National leaguers into knots after the first inning. ANYWAY IT WILL be at least 1955 before the Nationals can catch up.

They are seven down now. Cheese needs only enough heating to melt and blend with the other ingredients in cooking. ALMOST MISSES BOAT Dlllard, star track man almost missed the Olympic boat. He qualified In 110 meters, but failed to finish In his pet event, the high hurdles In the flnnl Olmplc tryontfl. Vic Raschi Of Yanks Hero of All-Star Game By Hand ST.

LOUIS, MO. UP)-- Credit Victor Angelo John Raschi, a sophomore member of the New York Yankees pitching staff, with being the hero of the 1948 all-star game. THIS STRONG, silent hander from Conesus, N. took charge of the National league in the American league's 5-2 victory yesterday just as he has taken control of hitters in his own loop during his brief career. Just a little over a year ago, Raschi was toiling on the Portland club of the Pacific Coast league under Manager Jim Turner.

He had won eight and lost two when the Yanks asked for his recall at midnight on a Thursday. The following Sunday he was in Chicago pitching one-half of a double-header. That was while the Yanks were building the 19-gamc victory streak that tied the league record and just about sewed up the flag. Before the season was over Raschi had won seven and lost two for the world champions-to-be. He saw little action in the World Series, appearing in two games for a total of one and two-thirds innings.

ACTUALLY RASCHI had been with the parent club before last year's dazzling fin'ish. In 1946, after successful stays in Binghamton, N. of the Eastern league and Newark of the International league, he graduated to the Yankee stadium for two late season games. He won both. Quiet and reserved, this husky lad of Italian extraction had been hanging around the Yankee farm system since 1941 when he was signed by the late Gene McCann and shipped to Amsterdam, N.

of the Canadian American league. The next year he graduated to Norfolk. He was out of serving in the army air 1943, 1944 and 1945. This has been his big year to date. After losing his first start at Washington, April 21, he reeled off nine consecutive victories from May 8 to June 30 before he was beaten by the onnishlng Boston Red Sox.

His season mark is a sensational 10-3. Nine of his 15 starts have resulted in complete games. In yesterday's game when Raschi was left In by Manager Bucky Harris to bat for himself with the bases loaded and only one out in the fourth, inning, Hanls knew what he Was doing. has won at least three games for us with hitting," Harris said' In the clubhouse aftvr the game. His line single over the head of Third Baseman Andy Pafko drove in two b'ig runs that snapped a 2-2 tie and started the Americans on their way.

THEN HE followed this up with a brilliant burst of clutch pitching in the sixth when he struck 'out Rookie Richie Ashburn of the Phils with the bases loaded. Those two points were the "dramatic high points of a game that'actually was pretty much of a routine contest. Rookies Stick In Big Time Phillies Land Three Minor Loop Players 304 Olympic Stars, Coaches Leave Today By Charles A. Onimich NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.

(A-) S. Olympic teams in a star- spangled party of 304 athletes coaches and managers shove off today for the games of the first oost-war Olympiad in London July 29-Aug. 14. THEY SAIL at 2 p. m.

iCST on the U. S. Liner America under the five ring Olympic amidships in ceremonies similar to those which sent off the last pre-war Olympic contingent to Berlin in 1936. This boatload of in character from experts in foot-racing to weight-lifting, from fancy diving to pistol 15 of the 21 American Olympic tennis. The other six IJ.

S. teams are either already overseas, are going by air, or are leaving on the British Liner Queen Elizabeth tomorrow. Among the last scheduled to go aboard were the 65 male track and field performers. They were called to Randalls Island stadium for a light final workout on American soil in the forenoon under the eyes of their nine coaches and managers. At.

the head of the whole American setup was Avery Brundage of Chicago, the veteran sachem of U. S. amateur sports. Brundage, after a last-minute check of American prospects, said things looked pretty good. Brundage made it clear that although the American Olympic budget has not been met, none who qualified for the teams in the American trials will be left at home.

THE LAST official money count showed short of the $512,000 as needed for the travel, care feeding of a total of 341 competitors and 59 coaches and managers. Rain Washes Out 3 Games Audubon's Cardinals and Breda's Eagles were ised by the weatherman again last night as rain, forced the postponement of two topflight contests. Breda was to entertain the Lakes of Wall Lake and Lake View, while Audubon was to play Storm Lake's White Caps. V' Also postponed was the Carroll American Legion invasion of Lake City. That contest was scheduled for a twilight affair 'yesterday.

Manning, Carroll in Midget League Wins Manning and Carroll Midget league baseballers turned in victories Monday. Manning beat Dedham, 36-2, i while turned back Coon P.aptcls,'7-2\' Red Hot Denver Bears Win 12th Straight Contest (BY TIIK ASSOCIATED I-IIKSS) Tonight's only scheduled Western league action takes place at Pueblo where the league-leading Dodgers entertain the fast-moving Denver Bears. DENVER blasted Lincoln, 15-7, last night for its 12th consecutive victory. The Dodgers outlasted Omaha to gain a 2-1 decision. Sioux City and Des Mo'ines were idle.

The Bears are only a game and a half behind runner-up Lincoln. A record Western league crowd of 6,332 fans looked on as Denver pounded two Lincoln hurlers for 16 hits, Including Jfive doubles, a pair of three-basers, and two round -trtppers. Denver teed off on Fritz Bernard! in the first frame, Three consecutive doubles, a walk and an inslde-the-park homer were good for five runs. Lincoln partially closed the gap in the fourth after scoring once on Lou Limmer's 22nd home run of the season in the second. Tom Kirk came through with a drive oyer the right field fence with two of his teammates aboard.

Denver put the finishing touches to the affair in the fifth with an eightTrun outburst. Pueblo's Turk Lown held the Cards to seven hits to give the Dodgers an even break in the four-game serjes. Herb Gorman blasted one of Ken Seifert's fast balls -over the left field barrier in the second but Omaha came back to tie it up in the fourth when Bruce Smith tripled and scored on Lew Ortiz's field fly. NUNN-BUSH Shoej for Men $12.95 to $16.95 'POT THAT 8Uir IGULCIA COSTUME OMj JVJHlte ViE'RE STILL. i SME'RE MO CLOSER.

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